COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s been less than a month, and the loss is gone. What Ohio State allowed to happen against Oregon on Sept. 11 has been wiped clean. On offense, quarterback C.J. Stroud is healthy and mature, looking like he’s grown two years in 28 days. On defense, the Buckeyes adjusted some of the players on the field and changed what they told them to do. The repeated mistakes of that day have been reprogrammed out of the system. And on their resume, it doesn’t matter. The difference between this 5-1 Ohio State team and a 6-0 team that might have managed to escape the Ducks is negligible. The Buckeyes have everything they want right in front of them, and nothing in their past holding them back. In a 66-17 win over Maryland on Saturday, the Buckeyes played like arguably the third-best team in the nation, worthy of leading…
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